Submarine

This is one of my favorite films of all time, it deals with the awkwardness of being a teen. Our main character is such a narcissist, he ends up sounding a lot to Greg Heffley; which I didn’t mind. The way he obsessed over his parents marriage, something that he should frankly not care about; trying to “fix” it, ultimately causing more damage was such a childish thing, which is fitting for this time in life. I feel that during this time, we have such a basic understanding of what a problem is, and when faced with one; we choose to immediately solve it instead of trying to understand it. This is showed with how Oliver tries to scare Graham away, which was a very funny scene. Jordana is an escape from Oliver’s homelife, letting him be a kid for a moment when at home he doesn’t feel like a kid; he then realizes slowly that Jordana is a person too, after she lets him know about her family, which scares Oliver off. He doesn’t want to realize that he isn’t a kid anymore, so he ignores her, hoping the problem will go away. He focuses so much on his parents marriage that he didn’t even see his relationship with Jordana collapsing. He eventually does apologize to Jordana, which is good; but he expects something out of it at first. When they talk on the beach, they finally fix everything between each other and start anew. The things that happen when we are kids matter, every relationship, mistake, and triumph matter to shape the person we become. You can say that the stuff you did won’t matter in ten years, but that would be a lie. The score of the film is beautiful, Alex Turner took me by surprise on first watch, but it was amazing to hear. The cinematography was great too, really getting up close and personal, making you really feel Oliver’s perspective. I’ve always loved this film and will continue to do so.